That’s all you really hope for from a book – that it’s going to resonate with young people and empower them in some way. I believe poetry can get kids reading.
We expect kids to go straight from Shel Silverstein to William Shakespeare. There needs to be a bridge of relatable, fun, rhythmic verse that gets ki… - Kwame Alexander
We expect kids to go straight from Shel Silverstein to William Shakespeare. There needs to be a bridge of relatable, fun, rhythmic verse that gets ki…
- Kwame Alexander
If your father, who is known for carrying around a belt, told you to read a book, you went and did it. I've never spanked my kid - I think because in… - Kwame Alexander
If your father, who is known for carrying around a belt, told you to read a book, you went and did it. I've never spanked my kid - I think because in…
You can't have a dream come true if you don't have a dream. You can't write a book if you don't write. - Kwame Alexander
You can't have a dream come true if you don't have a dream. You can't write a book if you don't write.
There are places and spaces for black writers to write about race as a central thing. It's important. We're still dealing with the remnants of slaver… - Kwame Alexander
There are places and spaces for black writers to write about race as a central thing. It's important. We're still dealing with the remnants of slaver…
That’s all you really hope for from a book – that it’s going to resonate with young people and empower them in some way. I believe poetry can get ki… - Kwame Alexander
That’s all you really hope for from a book – that it’s going to resonate with young people and empower them in some way. I believe poetry can get ki…
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